Kingdom Principles

Kingdom Concept #3

For this is what the Lord says—He who created the heav ens, He is God; He who fashioned and made the earth, He founded it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited—He says: “I am the Lord, and there is no other” (Isaiah 45:18). God created the earth for people to live on it. He is so commit ted to this planet that even when it passes away He will re-create it: Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away….And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and He will live with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them and be their God…for the old order of things has passed away.” He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” (Revelation 21:1,3,4b-5a). God’s program never changes. He is committed to His plan for earth, and for earth dwellers, which is why we can’t stay in Heaven. The Bible promises a full resurrection in which all Kingdom citizens will have a new body, a physical body of some sort, and will reign in the earth forever, just as God intended from the beginning. In the meantime, He wants us to practice—to learn how to take up ruler ship and exercise wise dominion over this territory called earth that He has given us. The Kingdom of Heaven is here now. We are its cit izens, representatives of its colonial government, and we possess the authority right now to act in the name of our King and bring the influence of His will and desires over this earthly domain.

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